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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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Serve any final Section 21 notices

Stop accepting above-asking rent offers

Prepare for the rental bidding ban

Remove “No DSS” from adverts

Remove “No Children” from listings

Show one clear rent price

Stop using fixed-term agreements

Switch to periodic tenancy templates

Check which tenancies go periodic

Stop taking rent before signing

Take no more than one month’s rent

Move all evictions to Section 8

Train staff on new notice rules

Create Section 13 process flow

Add two months to rent reviews

File court claims for Section 21s

Update landlord move-in grounds

Update landlord selling grounds

Send the RRA Information Sheet

Create written terms where missing

Update How to Rent processes

Review tenant screening questions

Update pet request processes

Stop backdating rent increases

Discuss rent protection backbooks

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Stamp duty: Is the pressure mounting to reform property tax?
Jan 19, 2022
Business
Stamp duty
Stamp duty: Is the pressure mounting to reform property tax?

The stamp duty holiday, ending in 2021, had a huge impact on the property market, with repercussions still felt today in soaring house prices. This begs the question: is it time to reform this property tax? Mark Armstrong, Group Chief Executive Officer at Reapit, shares his thoughts.

Jul 30, 2021
Business
Recruitment & retention
Stamp duty
What can letting agents learn from the stamp duty frenzy?

The stamp duty holiday fuelled one of the best sales markets in over a decade, but the coming months and years look set to be dominated by steady growth in demand for lettings. The crucial question is whether the industry has learnt from the sales frenzy how to handle this rising tide of lettings demand.

Jul 12, 2021
Business
Referrals
Referencing
Stamp duty
3 ways to make the most of the post-stamp duty holiday spike in lettings

Tenant demand is traditionally high in the summer and, with lockdown creating pent-up demand from renters and the stamp duty holiday over, summer 2021 promises to be a big one. Here are three ways to make the most of the increased demand in the coming months.

Mar 22, 2021
Covid-19
Business
Stamp duty
Is it time to reform Stamp Duty?

Stamp Duty has been a hot topic in the property industry in recent months, with the government's Stamp Duty holiday announced in 2020 and its recent extension. So, is now the time to consider long-term reform? Paul Starkey, Chief Commercial Officer of Reapit, shares his thoughts.

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